Episode 517 "In These Stolen Moments"

[Dallas]

One Day at a Time has released episode 517, the final episode of 2018. In this episode:

- Leah makes her decision about whether she wants to be with Robbie or Jeff
- Meggan is with Brad when she learns if she is pregnant or not
- Andrew meets Cheresa
and MUCH more!

Episode theme song: "Lust for Life" Lana Del Rey feat. The Weekend (the first time using Lana since the Ice Storm Arch)

Next episode returns January 6, 2019. At this time, the new and improved 2019 website will launch, all the character bios will be updated (some with new pictures!), the 2018 recap will be uploaded AND the 2019 intros will be on the main page to view.

Happy New Year!
Dallas

[Bre]

Congratulations on making it to 2018 you've done a lot of pivotal arcs which I know haven't been easy but it was worth the time and readership.

A longer episode than usual which I think it worked since a lot of stuff is beginning and coming to it's climax as well.

So Meggan finally finds out that she is pregnant with Jeff's baby. According to spoilers I'm assuming Jeff isn't going to take the news well. I think I know how Brad is going to come into this story but he's a good person for wanting to stick around to watch his friend take a pregnancy test and hear all about it too.

Leah finally chosen her man Hallelujah!!! I kind of felt sorry for Robbie but knows he deserves it for being so indecisive when it comes to making his own choice between she and Victoria. This time it seems that Leah is going to be competing with Meggan and the baby. One of the stories I'm looking forward to next year too.

I like how slowly you're integrating Cheresa onto the canvas and having her meet Andrew and Paige. And she already knows Dawn from that hell aka bible camp.

Andy and Lukas do have a strong attraction of the laidback cad and the responsible widower. Though I can see Andy struggling feeling as if he is betraying Reese's memory down the line.


Great Episode and Have A Great 2019 Dallas!!!

Bre

[Michael]

Happy New Year, Dallas!

I had a feeling that Leah was going to choose Jeff just as Meggan found out she's pregnant with his baby. Maximum soapiness that way! You get Leah/Jeff, Meggan/Brad, and then Robbie cast off on his own having lost both women. Lots of story to tell that way.

I liked how Cheresa was integrated with the other young people (teens? young adults?). You have a pretty solid group of younger characters now, all with useful and important connections.

I was surprised (pleasantly so) that Adam opened up to Helen! Maybe she'll be able to beat some sense into him. But it does seem like an additional opportunity for them to grow closer again. I like that Robin is on to Max and shut him down.

Finally, Andy gets some! I honestly don't really care who in that quad is with whom, because the relationships all feel rather interchangeable, but I want Lukas to be left alone for being such a dick, lol. Craig, Donovan, and Andy all seem sane and responsible, so any combinations of them make sense.

Here's to a great 2019! Thanks for all the entertainment in 2018.

[Dallas]

Bre said:

So Meggan finally finds out that she is pregnant with Jeff's baby. According to spoilers I'm assuming Jeff isn't going to take the news well. I think I know how Brad is going to come into this story but he's a good person for wanting to stick around to watch his friend take a pregnancy test and hear all about it too.

Leah finally chosen her man Hallelujah!!! I kind of felt sorry for Robbie but knows he deserves it for being so indecisive when it comes to making his own choice between she and Victoria. This time it seems that Leah is going to be competing with Meggan and the baby. One of the stories I'm looking forward to next year too.

Michael said:

I had a feeling that Leah was going to choose Jeff just as Meggan found out she's pregnant with his baby. Maximum soapiness that way! You get Leah/Jeff, Meggan/Brad, and then Robbie cast off on his own having lost both women. Lots of story to tell that way.

I really did think this outcome would have the maximum possible future drama/storylines. And it seems so soapy to have Leah choose Jeff just as Meg realizes that she is preggers. It sets up a new triangle of sorts (really just an extension of what was currently playing out) but it removes Robbie from the situation so he can move off into his new orbit. Brad does play a role in this moving forward as well. January is a pretty big month for this storyline moving forward.

Bre said:

I like how slowly you're integrating Cheresa onto the canvas and having her meet Andrew and Paige. And she already knows Dawn from that hell aka bible camp.

Michael said:

I liked how Cheresa was integrated with the other young people (teens? young adults?). You have a pretty solid group of younger characters now, all with useful and important connections.

One of my goals was to beef up the younger generation. I started this when I aged Dawn and Paige, but I really did need characters than just the two females. Now that Andrew and Max are in the mix and we have Cheresa, it is a nice younger set to play with. As I mentioned in the 2019 preview, the younger set have a fun summer storyline that I enjoy a lot (think Glo by Jabot from Y&R).

Bre said:

Andy and Lukas do have a strong attraction of the laidback cad and the responsible widower. Though I can see Andy struggling feeling as if he is betraying Reese's memory down the line.

Michael said:

Finally, Andy gets some! I honestly don't really care who in that quad is with whom, because the relationships all feel rather interchangeable, but I want Lukas to be left alone for being such a dick, lol. Craig, Donovan, and Andy all seem sane and responsible, so any combinations of them make sense.

Yes, Andy FINALLY gets some! So long overdue, really. In terms of the couplings, pretty early into the new year we see ends up with who and then, hopefully, the couples start getting some rooting value. The Donovan/Craig/Lukas triangle has been back and forth and partners swapping for so long it’s kinda icky at this point, so it is time to move away from that, at least for a while!

Michael said:

I was surprised (pleasantly so) that Adam opened up to Helen! Maybe she'll be able to beat some sense into him. But it does seem like an additional opportunity for them to grow closer again. I like that Robin is on to Max and shut him down.

Adam and Helen will always be close because of how many years they spent together, it seemed natural that Adam would confide in her about his condition. But you’re right, maybe Helen can talk some kind of sense into him!

Bre said:

Congratulations on making it to 2018 you've done a lot of pivotal arcs which I know haven't been easy but it was worth the time and readership.

Michael said:

Here's to a great 2019! Thanks for all the entertainment in 2018.

Thank you both so much for your continued support, it really is appreciated! Happy New Year to you both!
Dallas